MATCH INFO

Sergey Shlyapnikov: “Matches in next round will be very hard and we need to prepare for them”

Russia advanced in the first place of Pool C

Björn Höhne, Captain of Germany: “This was our best match so far in this tournament, but it was not enough to defeat Russia. We made many mistakes in some key points and that is why we lost the match”.

Dmitry Kovalev, Captain of Russia: “We did not play a good match, but now is the time to look for the next round, that will be very difficult. We are in the right way”.

Bernard Stewart, Coach of Germany: “We fought a lot to win this match. Even when we were back, we tried to reverse the score. We managed to win the second set and could have won the third as well. The team improved a lot from last matches”.

Sergey Shlyapnikov, Coach of Russia: “Russia has a huge tradition in Junior World Championships and I am glad we advanced in the first place of our pool. Matches in next round will be very hard and we need to prepare for them”.